Colleges and Universities Offering PhD in English Language in Nigeria

Institutions Offering PhD in English Language

•  Federal University,Lokoja, Lokoja  
  Course entry requirements:
  -All candidates must possess the minimum of five O’ Level Credit Passes which must include English Language and Literature in English.
  
  
  -Candidates must possess a good Bachelor’s degree in English Language or English Literature, or B.A Education/English or Linguistics not lower than a Second Class Lower division, from a recognized university.
  All candidates shall be subjected to a selection process.
  Candidate must possess a good Master’s degree in English Language or Literary Studies from a recognized university, with a CGPA not below 3.5 on a five-point scale.
  
  -Candidates who do not make up to 4.00 will be required to register for the MPhil/Ph.D. programme. Such candidates must present two seminars and a research proposal for grading and must score a minimum CGPA of 3.5 before preceding to the Ph.D. Otherwise the M.Phil Degree should be awarded upon the submission of a thesis. This thesis should be examined following the procedure of a Ph.D. thesis.
  
  Course duration: 3 years
•  University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nsukka  
  Course entry requirements:
  i. Candidates must possess a good Master's degree in English Language or Literary Studies from a recognized university, with a CGPA not below 3.5 on a five-point scale.
  ii. Candidates who do not make up to 4.00 will be required to register for the M.Phil/Ph.D.programme. Such candidates must present two seminars and a research proposal for grading and must score a minimum CGPA of 3.5 before proceeding to the Ph.D. Otherwise the M.Phil Degree should be awarded upon the submission of a thesis.
  This thesis should be examined following the procedure of a Ph.D. thesis.
  
  Course duration:
  i. Full- Time: a minimum of six semesters, and a maximum of eight
  semesters,
  ii. Part-Time: a minimum of eight semesters and a maximum of ten
  semesters.
  
  Specialization options:
  i. English as a Second Language
  ii. English Language
  iii. English Literature
  iv. Comparative Literature
  v. Oral Literature
  
•  University of Jos, Jos  
  Course Entry Requirements:
  
  Possess at least a second lower degree in B.A. English Langauge or B.A. Literature in English with a minimum Weighted Scored Average (WSA) of 60% in M.A. English Language or M.A. Literature in English from a recognized University.
•  Al-Qalam University, Katsina  
  Course entry requirements:
  -Academic Masters in relevant area with CGPA of at least 3.50.
  
  Course duration: 3 years
•  Paul University, Awka  
  Course Duration: 4 semesters
  
  Mode of Study: Full time
•  Olabisi Onabanjo University, Iwoye  
  Mode of study: Full Time and Part Time
•  Nasarawa State University, Keffi  
  Mode of study: Full time
•  Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti  
  
•  University of Ilorin, Ilorin  
  

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